Acumen America
Acumen America
Tackling poverty in the US through entrepreneurship
Investment Fund Manager | United States of America | Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations
Overview
Acumen raises charitable donations to invest in companies leaders and ideas that are changing the way the world tackles poverty.Acumen was incorporated on April 1 2001 with seed capital from the Rockefeller Foundation Cisco Systems Foundation and three individual philanthropists. Our desire was to transform the world of philanthropy by looking at all human beings not as distant strangers but as members of a single global community where everyone had the opportunity to build a life of dignity.
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Investment Fund Manager | Nonprofit | Operating |
Portfolio
Mar, 2018
Joint $1,2M Seed Other

MyVyllage
Early Childhood Education Reimagined
We ve created MyVyllage as a solution that works for...
sector
Access to Education
Women and Girls
Human Rights Protection or Expansion
regions
United States of America
People
Jan 11, 2018
$5M Other

EarnUp
Intelligent loan payment automation.
We are dedicated to helping every American simplify their financial...
sector
Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations
Access to Financial Services
Income/Productivity Growth
regions
United States of America
People
May, 2016
$300K Seed

WorkAmerica
Connect education to employment for our workforce
At WorkAmerica we are tackling the biggest social issue to...
sector
Access to Information
Other Social Impact Objective
regions
United States of America
People
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Undisclosed
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Offices
Headquarters :
444 Spear Street
Suite 213
San Francisco
California 94105
United States of America